Geology

Course summary

Geology is a detective story in which you get to unravel how our planet works, gain an insight into billions of years of Earth’s history, and discover the possible futures in store for our planet. Over the two-year course you will learn how to identify and interpret minerals, rocks, fossils, and geological structures; how rocks form and deform through the study of plate tectonics; and how to interpret past climates using evidence. You will also study how natural resources form and how we extract them, as well as various geo-hazards and how we can mitigate them.